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Lancaster County, Nebraska Obituary and Death Notices Collection

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U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

Fischer - Lawrence G., 90, Adams, widower of Opal I., died Tuesday (5/29/2001). Born, near Adams. Member, First United Methodist Church, Adams. Past member: Gage Co. Soil Conservation District Board; Farmers Co-op Elev. Board, Adams.
Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Beth and Joseph Filko, State College, Pa.; sons, daughters-in-law, Larry G. and Gail, Lincoln, Randall and Dixie, Adams; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Irene DeBoer, Lincoln, Carrol Leber, Adams; sister-in-law, Ruth Fischer, Salem, Ore.
Services: 1:30 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Adams. Highland Cemetery, Adams. Visitation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today, Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, Adams; 8 a.m.-noon Friday; one hour before services, church. Memorial established with Gene and LaDonna Wiese in charge.

Florea - Donald C., 81, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001). Born, Republic, Kan. (9/27/19) to Chester I. and Nellie Mae (Smith) Florea. Retired 1982 painter, Peterson Construction, 37 years. Member, American Legion Post, Havelock.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, William D. and Sharon, Lonsdale, Minn., Robert E. and Ruth, Malcolm; daughters, Sharon K. Florea-Bassett, San Lorenzo, Calif., JaNell R. Florea, San Leandro, Calif.; ten grandchildren. Preceded in death by wife, Constance; parents; brothers, Irvin, Kenneth; sister, Alma.
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Ronald Thomke and Dale De RAAD. Wyuka Cemetery, military graveside rites by American Legion Post 342 Havelock. Visitation: 5 p.m. today until service time, funeral home. Family will greet friends 7-8:30 p.m. Friday. Memorials to the family.

Heitman - William D., 74, Crete, died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Crete. St. Visitation: began 5 p.m. Wednesday, Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete. Memorials to church.

Hoffman - Eunice M. (Bohling), 86, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001). Born, Bostwick (3/21/15) to Herbert and Nannie (Symonds) Kenney. Member, Trinity United Methodist Church, Lincoln. Member and Sunday school teacher until 1977, Fairmont Methodist Church, Fairmont. Member, W.S.C.S.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Harry H. and Carolyn Bohling, Pasadena, Calif., Ronald E. and Marilyn K. Bohling, Lincoln, Daniel W. and Linda Bohling, McNeal, Ariz.; daughter, son-in-law, Marilyn and Waldemar de Rijk, Downers Grove, Ill.; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Harry L. Bohling; husband, Charles J. Hoffmann.
Graveside Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Fairmont Cemetery, Fairmont. The Rev. Lauren Eckdahl. Visitation: 4-9 p.m. today with family 6-8 p.m., Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Memorials to the family.

Huffman - Joseph "Joe," 35, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001). Born and educated, Lincoln. Employed: Midwest Steel, 13 years; Steel Fabricator. Enjoyed rebuilding classic motorcycles and gardening.
Survivors: mother, Helga, Cape Coral, Fla.; David C., Yucca, Ariz.; sisters, Kristien Turley, Lynden, Wash., Maija Sweeney, Cape Coral; brother, David J., Yucca; grandmother, Libby Vlach, Lincoln; uncles, aunts, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smidberg, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smidberg, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Smidberg, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smidberg, Erica Majorins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huffman, all Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pyle, Aiken, S.C.; nieces; nephews; cousins; friends. Preceded in death by grandparents, John and Martha Smidberg, Vinton and Mary Huffman.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Vitauts Grinvalds. Lincoln Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 a.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Latvian Evangelical Church.

Kitt - Leland O., 83, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001). Retired farmer and carpenter.
Survivors: sons, Gary, Lincoln, Stuart, St. Charles, Ill.; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Phyllis Theobald, Imperial, Joyce Schweink, Wauneta; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by first wife, Charline; second wife, Lois.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Wauneta Methodist Church, Wauneta. Riverside Cemetery, Wauneta. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to church or Alzheimer's Research. Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.

Kruger - Mildred, 81, Woodvillage, Ore., died Saturday (5/26/2001) in Gresham, Ore. Born, Odell.
Survivors: husband, Theodore; daughters, Mary Ann Kruger, Woodvillage, Ellen McComb, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; sisters, Martha Skrabal, Olga Franzen, both Beatrice, Elaine Hagemeier, Odell; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Vance-Gerdes Funeral Home, Odell. Odell Cemetery. Visitation: one hour before services. Memorials to family's choice.

Loetterle - Francis R., 82, Scottsdale, Ariz., died Friday (5/25/2001). Born, Carleton (9/25/18). Retired Corporate Executive, Ramada Inns. U.S. Army major, Office of Strategic Services. Awarded Bronze Star, 1940. Graduate, University of Nebraska, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Co-founder, School of Franchise Studies, University of Nebraska.
Survivors: daughter, Gretchen Loetterle Thorsen, Ashburn, Va.; son, daughter-in-law, Francis Robert Jr. and Elizabeth, Oakland, Calif.; grandchildren, James, Peter and David Loetterle, Lynnie Horrigan.
Memorial Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, St. Baranabas on the Desert Chapel, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Messinger Indian School Mortuary, Scottsdale.

Lott - The Rev. Ernest E., 93, Lincoln, died Monday (5/28/2001).
Additional survivor: great-grandson, Chandler Lott, Granite Bay, Calif. Memorial Celebration: 10:45 a.m. Friday, Lincoln Berean Church, 6400 South 70th St. Visitation: until 9 p.m. today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to church (16) or "Back to the Bible Broadcast," 6400 Cornhusker Highway (07).

Matzke - Bertha, 94, Lincoln, died Monday (5/28/2001). Born, Western. Clerk, Western Electric.
Survivors: nieces: Karen Scheele, Fairbury, Dorothy Fisbeck, York, Mary Lou Burbach, North Glen, Colo., Neva Zemke, Masury, Ohio, Leola Rickey, Albuquerque, N.M., Ila Jean Ahrendt, Sioux Falls, S.D., Ruth Rehn, Pierre, S.D.; nephews, Claremont Brunkow, Tobias, Richard Brunkow, Milligan, Almon Brunkow, Aurora, Colo., Rodger Gutzmer, Wichita, Kan., Harvey Gutzmer, Fairbury.
Services: 10 a.m. today, (corrected day) American Lutheran Church, Fairbury. Plainview Cemetery, Western. Memorials to family's choice. Gerdes-Meyer Funeral Home, Fairbury.

Meckel - Benjamin Theodore, 92, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Eastmont Towers Chapel, 6325 O St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Eastmont Towers Dietary Dept. or Library for the Blind and Handicapped. Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St.

Miller - Loren D., 37, Omaha, died Monday (5/28/2001). Graduate: Lincoln East High School, 1982; UNL, 1986 with Bachelor's degree in Architecture; UNL, 1988 with Masters in Architecture.
Survivors: mother, Darlene; father, Elmer; sister, brother-in-law, Marcia Miller and Matt Farley; niece, Grace Ann.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Kremer Funeral Home, Omaha. Memorials to family.

Mitchell - Elfrida A. (Dee), 95, Lincoln, died Monday (5/28/2001).
Memorial Services: 9 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Cremation. No visitation. Inurnment, Wausa Cemetery, Wausa. Memorials to City Mission, 110 Q St. (08).

Mitchell - Rosalie A., 60, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/30/2001). Born, Friend (4/18/41) to Leo and Florence Fick. Homemaker. Member, St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors: husband, Richard A. "Mitch"; daughters, sons-in-law, Debora and Eldon Waskowiak, Omaha, Cathrine and Mark Mell, Bellevue, Linda and David Robb, McCool Junction, Pamela and Tom Burr, Syracuse; sister, Mary Lee Cowell, Spokane, Wash.; sister-in-law, Eileen Fick, Lincoln; 15 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents; brother, Robert Fick.
Services: Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Lincoln Memorial Park. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St. Visitation: 9-9 p.m. Friday. Memorials to family's choice.

Ross - Donna Lucille, 64, Lincoln, died Monday (5/28/2001) in Firth. Born, Republic, Kan., (11/4/36) to Lowell and Daisy (Persinger) Johnson. Retired, Nebraska Department of Road, 18 years.
Survivors: husband, Donald, Firth; daughters, sons-in-law, Vicki and Darwin Garton, Sherri and Bill Berg, all Lincoln, Penny and Jerry Tangney, Overland Park, Kan., Patty and Ken Essink, Grand Island; nine grandchildren; sister, brother-in-law, Joyce and Ed Ross, Lincoln; niece, Cindy Tyrrel, Lincoln. Preceded in death by parents; brother-in-law, Lowell Ross.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Pastor Russell Leeper. Lincoln Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Jim Nissen, Randy Hauser, Dana Hauser, Lonnie Huebert, Jesse Bartels, Jerry Ross. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. Memorials to American Cancer Society or Lakeview Rest Home, Firth.

Schmader - Eugene "Gene," 73, Ceresco, died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Graveside Services: 2 p.m. today, Glendale Cemetery, Louisville. Visitation: 8 a.m.-noon today, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Memorials to American Heart Association or Ceresco Rescue Squad.

Schweitzer - John F., 42, Lincoln, died Monday (5/28/2001).
Services: 3 p.m. Friday, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today; 9 a.m. until services Friday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.

Schweitzer - Roselyn B. "Belva," 76, Milford, widow of Burdette, died Monday (5/28/2001) in Norfolk.
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, Beth-El Mennonite Church, Milford. Visitation: one hour before services, church. Memorials to the family. Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Milford.

Simpson - Harold Dwaine, 74, Lincoln, died Sunday (5/27/2001).
Celebration of life: 7 p.m. Friday, St. Luke Methodist Church, 1621 Superior St. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to family or Saint Elizabeth Health and Hospice. Aspen Mortuary, 4822 Cleveland Ave.

Smalley - Lawrence Dale, 57, Murray, died Monday (5/28/2001) in Omaha.
Graveside Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Alvo Cemetery, Alvo. Visitation: noon today until noon Friday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. A Remembrance Luncheon will be held, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, FOE 365, Plattsmouth. Memorials to the family.

Tvrdy - Henry R., 70, Lincoln, formerly Ceresco, died Wednesday (5/30/2001).
Services pending. Svoboda Funeral Home, Wahoo.

Wegener - Ella D., 92, Deshler, formerly Ruskin, widow of Alfred, died Monday (5/28/2001).
Services: 10 a.m. today, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Ruskin. Visitation: before services, church. Memorials to church. Ahrendts Funeral Home, Deshler.

Yates - Don, 81, Lincoln, died Friday (5/18/2001) in Milford. Born, Lincoln (2/7/20) to Harris D. and Mary J. (McCauley). World War II veteran. Employed, Cushman Motors, over 40 years.
Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, James Riley and Sheila Yates, Atlanta, William Donn Yates and Denise Banker, Seward; daughter, son-in-law, Jan Rae Yates and Hunter Smith; grandchildren, Jonathon Riley Yates, Katie Elizabeth Yates, Starlee Anna Yates, Caleb Orth, Lucas Orth, Forest Tyler Smith, McCauley Hunter Smith, Carrley Elizabeth Smith; sisters, brothers-in-law, Donna and Rodney Page, Hastings, Dorothy and Jim Lively, Pueblo, Colo.; brother, sister-in-law, Robert and Pat, Lincoln; brother-in-law, Ellsworth Page; nine nieces and nephews.
Memorial graveside Services: 10 a.m. Sunday, Wyuka Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Werner. Meet at O Street gate by 9:45 a.m. Military graveside honors by Ft. Riley, Kan., Military Honor Guard. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St., Lincoln.

York - Richard A., 76, Lincoln, died Saturday (5/26/2001).
Services: 11 a.m. today, Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home, 6800 S. 14th St. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to Capital Humane Society; Sesostris Shrine transportation fund; Faith United Methodist Church.

Andelt - Marvin, 65, Crete, died Thursday (5/31/2001).
Services pending at Kuncl Funeral Home, Crete.

Berlage - Keith A., 58, Lincoln, died Wednesday (5/30/2001).
Funeral mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Cathedral of the Risen Christ, 3500 Sheridan Blvd. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. today, church. Memorial Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, St. Mary Church, Elizabeth, Ill. Visitation: until one hour before rosary, Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home, 4040 A St.; one hour before Rosary and mass, church. Memorials in lieu of flowers to Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters, St. Gregory the Great Seminary or St. Elizabeth Hospice.

Dunbar - Clara J., 93, Mesa, Ariz., formerly Lincoln, died April 17, 2001.
Memorial Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Wyuka Funeral Home, 3600 O St. Memorials to donor's choice.

Fife - Irene Mabel (Short), 84, formerly Lincoln, widow of Russell, died Friday (5/25/2001).
Services: 10:30 a.m. today, East United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs. Pikes Peak Funeral Home, Colorado Springs. Memorials to church, 1505 E. Monument St., Colorado Springs, CO, 80909; or donor's choice in lieu of flowers.

Fischer - Lawrence G., 90, Adams, widower of Opal I., died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Services: 1:30 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Adams. Visitation: 8 a.m.-noon today, Griffiths-Hovendick Chapel, Adams; one hour before services, church. Memorials established with Gene and LaDonna Wiese in charge.

Florea - Donald C., 81, Lincoln, died Tuesday (5/29/2001).
Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Roper and Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. Revs. Donald Thomke and LeRoy Lerwick. Military graveside rites by VFW Posts 131 and 3606. Pallbearers: George Eberly, Joshua, Mitchell, and Verle Florea, Jeff Kringle, Delmar Erickson. Visitation: until service time, with family greeting friends 7-8:30 p.m. today, funeral home. Memorials to the family.

U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

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